Thar she blows. Hard to miss a twelve-page thread. Guess I don't come over here much.
So yeah, that's my thought as well, depending on what you mean by "moderate" My impression is that the business class supports easing restrictions, for example, on the government-mandated 35 hour workweek, but not generally the socialists. So it's a little surprising that she has made statements criticizing the restriction, or pointing it out as a source of economic frustration. On the other hand, wasn't she elected in a fairly traditionalistic and business-friendly region to begin with? Maybe provincial politics has rubbed off on her. It's like being a socialist from Wyoming, and winning statewide. Somehow, you'd have to sound not much like a socialist in your campaign speeches to do that. Challenging the efficiency of the justice system, is the sort of thing Mme Royal did that seemed to win points in back home in Clint Eastwood country, but if you're campaigning nationwide, even little things like showing up in heels to a chilean slum gets you noticed. negatively. Seems to me she's riding on personality and fanfare (not unlike US politicians) more than on ideology and policy proposals.
As for your parenthetical statement, I'm not sure I agree. What policy proposal in particular sounds unlike, or less moderate than, the "usual fare" offered up by French socialists? Ah, guess I'll have to go back and give the thread a proper read to get my answer. Maybe this weekend.
